Stafford Township, New Jersey

Stafford Township is a township in Ocean County, New Jersey. It was formed on 3 March 1750, and it was named for Staffordshire in England. It was mostly a rural area, aside from the bustling downtown of Manahawkin, and early growth in the township started in the 1950s as large resort communities were constructed. Most of the growth started in the 1980s, and the township grew to have a population of 27,153 in 2016.